The moment you are ready to quit is usually the moment right before the miracle happens. Don't give up!
So as I sit on the bathroom floor crying, glaring at the scale, I'm telling myself, "I will not quit, this is not the end of my journey, I will not quit." I have quit too many times before only to say to myself a year later, "If I would have just kept going I would be there now." Not this time. A year from now I will be saying, "I freakin' did it!" Mark my words.
I suppose I better figure out what I'm doing wrong. *I'm eating well and exercising on schedule, so what's the problem? Maybe this workout isn't hard enough. Maybe I'm not eating as well as I think I am. I do 2 things: First, I order Turbo Fire. It's Chalene Johnson, the same gal as Turbo Jam, who I'm familiar with and I know her programs work. This program is a bit more intense, however. I also got a food journal and started logging what I was eating and counting calories. Turns out I *wasn't eating enough calories. Let me tell you, increasing the amount of calories that you're eating is quite the daunting task. Isn't that against everything you've ever heard about losing weight? Yes, but that's because you've been listening to the wrong sources....
So I increased my calories (*in a healthy way, of course) and continued doing Turbo Jam while I waited for Turbo Fire to arrive. Then something insanely amazing happened. Seemingly overnight I just started melting. I woke up one morning and none of my clothes fit me. Whoa. Yessss!!! Praise the sweet baby Jesus!!! All of a sudden I was dropping weight so quickly that I had to buy new clothes every week. Do you know what this feels like?! Well let me tell you: It feels like sweet victory. It is the most amazing feeling in the world! I am absolutely overwhelmed with elation.
By October 2011 and about 1 month into Turbo Fire I was down 35 lbs!!! That's 35 lbs in 2 months! Ok, it didn't really happen in 2 months, but that's when the fat started noticeably melting away. Here's a July to October comparison for ya.... =D
By October 2011 and about 1 month into Turbo Fire I was down 35 lbs!!! That's 35 lbs in 2 months! Ok, it didn't really happen in 2 months, but that's when the fat started noticeably melting away. Here's a July to October comparison for ya.... =D
I am SO GLAD I didn't quit on that sad day in August! So the saying is true, "The moment when you are ready to quit is usually the moment right before the miracle happens."
I started Turbo Fire in September and followed the plan like it's outlined. I followed the calendar and the meal plan. By the end of November I was down 45 lbs. That means I surpassed the goal I had set for myself 3 months early. That's me: an overachiever. ;)
*More on this later.